Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 25 42 103
Turkey Vulture 209 351 713
Osprey 3 27 2762
Bald Eagle 6 17 286
Northern Harrier 60 229 1128
Sharp-shinned Hawk 919 4038 18295
Cooper's Hawk 64 300 3150
Northern Goshawk 9 14 18
Red-shouldered Hawk 233 278 340
Broad-winged Hawk 5 9 675
Red-tailed Hawk 428 546 871
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 14 17 17
American Kestrel 38 234 5566
Merlin 2 75 1880
Peregrine Falcon 3 13 1155
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 2018 6190 36961
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Cool and breezy. Skies mainly overcast for the AM, becoming partly sunny by
mid-afternoon. Winds from the NNW/NW throughout.
Raptor Observations:
*New single-day Red-shouldered Hawk record
*Tied single-day Golden Eagle record
A great day. SSHA started flying early and peaked by mid-morning. Buteos
also started early, with two distinct flight lines westbound from Cape May
City. We broke the daily RSHA mark at 1300, with peak hours of 43 birds
(1000-1100 and 1200-1300).
The day's first GOEA appeared at 0909, and at least one was recorded for
each of the next six hours. NOGO were also recorded in six consecutive
hours, with a handful of great looks through the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
A smaller but still appreciable songbird flight, including: American Robin
(12,000), Red-winged Blackbird (4,500+), Yellow-rumped Warbler (700+),
Eastern Bluebird (150+), American Pipit (50+), Rusty Blackbird (20),
Eastern Meadowlark (20)
Other highlights: Evening Grosbeak (4), White-winged Crossbill (40+),
Cattle Egret (1), Blackpoll Warbler (4), Northern Parula (1), Clay-colored
Sparrow (2)
Predictions:
Cool, sunny, winds NW 10-15mph.
